"Amid the growing erosion of freedom of expression and the press in Latin America, the number of journalists going into exile is multiplying due to threats from political authorities, local officials, organized crime and criminal groups, experts agreed.
Mariana Belloso, coordinator of the Latin American Network of Journalism in Exile (RELPEX) of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), warned that although some of the region's best journalism is being produced from abroad, this comes at a very high personal, professional and financial cost to those who practice it.
In an interview with Alianza de Medios Mx, Belloso explained that RELPEX began in October 2024 with eight registered journalists and currently brings together 457 professionals living in exile or forced displacement.
However, she noted that measuring journalistic exile is complex because many journalists fear participating in studies or registries as they still have family members in their countries of origin, while others are in preventive exile, temporary relocated or internally displaced after receiving threats."
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
